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Pineapple Banana Smoothie (nondairy)

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I have been hard pressed to make a smoothie that does not go above the 300 calorie mark. It’s easy to throw all kinds of fruit, yogurt, milk and honey into a blender and make it taste good. However, if you look at the calorie count for something like that, it’s huge. Smoothies can easily hit the 500-600 calorie per serving level, not good if you are watching your weight.

In my opinion, the trick to a smoothie is to make it taste good, almost dessert-like, be filling (since you are using it as a meal) and have some type of health benefit. If you’ve tackled those three hurdles, you’re doing good.

There are all kinds of healthy products we can use to boost our smoothies. I like chia seeds and high lignan flaxseed concentrate (it’s bursting with Omega-3 Fatty Acids). What you would like to use is up to you. But even supplements like these have calories. You have to be prudent when adding things, if you are watching your daily calorie intake.

I also use a small amount of xanthan gum in my smoothies. It thickens them to the perfect consistency every time. Xantham gum is really nice to have in the kitchen when you need to fix a watery dish. It’s great in soups and salad dressings too. I highly suggest having some around. It doesn’t have to be heated to work and is more heat stable than cornstarch.

Costco (Kirkland Brand) sells frozen pineapple chunks which work perfectly and you have it all year round.

At only 261 calories, this is something you can enjoy every day. It’s a big serving!

Xanthan gum is just about in everything so it should be really simple to get but it’s not necessary. However, I think you’ll enjoy using it in the kitchen. Other things are optional, they will change the taste. You can use what ever you like, wheat germ, flaxseed etc.

You’re so right — I often don’t think about all the stuff I pile into my smoothies. Between the yogurt, all the different fruits, juice, etc., that’s pushing quite a bit of calories! This sounds AWESOME and I love that we KNOW it’s low-cal!!

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